Regular Season: NE leads series, 8-5 (NE won 5 of past 6)
Last reg. season meeting: 10/9/22: DET 0 at NE 29
PATS NOTES:
QB DRAKE MAYE passed for 299 yards & 3 TDs in Week 9. Ranks tied-4th in TD passes (18) in 2026. Is 1 of 6 QBs with 2+ TD passes in 6+ games (6) this season. Aims for his 7th in row with 2+ TD passes. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3. Has 2,966 yards (2,741 pass, 225 rush) & 24 TDs (21 pass, 3 rush) with 100.9 rating in 11 career starts vs. NFC. • RB COREY KINER led team with 55 rush yards & had 1st-career rush TD in Week 9. • WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS had 5 receptions for career-high 102 rec. yards last week. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. • WR EFTON CHISM had 2nd rec. TD of season in Week 9. • WR MACK HOLLINS had 1st TD catch of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 50+ rec. yards. • TE HUNTER HENRY has 6+ receptions & 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 career international games. • LB CHRISTIAN ELLISS had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 9. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles & TFL. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE has 5+ tackles in 6 of his past 7 on road. Had 8 tackles & FR in his last game vs. Det. (10/30/23 w/ LV). • LB ELIJAH PONDER had 1.5 sacks in Week 9. Ranks tied-4th with career-high 7.5 sacks in 2026. Has 0.5+ sacks in 7 of his past 8. • DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE had sack last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ led team with season-high 10 tackles & had PD in Week 9. • CB MARCUS JONES had 6 tackles & TFL last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • S CRAIG WOODSON had 5 tackles, TFL & 1st-career FF in Week 9.
LIONS NOTES:
QB JARED GOFF has TD pass in 29 of his past 30. Has 41,756 pass yards, 3rd-most by player in 1st 11 seasons in NFL history. Has 115+ rating in 2 of his past 3 at home. Has TD pass in 2 of his past 3 vs. NE. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 74 rush yards & rush TD in Week 9. Has 60 scrimmage TDs (48 rush, 12 rec.) since 2023 & is 3rd player with 60+ TDs in 1st 4 seasons in NFL history. Has 140+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 & TD in 8 of his past 9. Leads NFL with 1,132 scrimmage yards (847 rush, 285 rec.) & tied-1st with 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.). • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with 8 receptions for 86 yards in Week 9, his 69th game with 5+ receptions since 2021, most such games by player in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Has 6+ receptions in 9 of his past 10. Has 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. Leads NFL with 608 receptions & ranks 4th with 6,909 rec. yards & 49 TD catches since 2021. Became fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS has TD catch in 3 of his past 4. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5 at home. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. Ranks tied-1st among DL since 2022 with 5 FR, tied-2nd with 9 FFs & 3rd with 48 sacks. • EDGE DERRICK MOORE had 2 sacks last week, 1 of 3 rookies (David Bailey & Arvell Reese) with 2+ sacks in a single game this season. • LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ led team with season-high 8 tackles & had PD in Week 9. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • DL ALIM MCNEILL had sack in Week 9. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of his past 6. • LB DERRICK BARNES has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home. • CB BRIAN BRANCH had 7 tackles in Week 9. Has PD in 4 of his past 5 at home. • S CHUCK CLARK had 5 tackles & INT in Week 9. Has 5+ tackles in 6 of his past 7. Aims for 5th in row vs. NE with 6+ tackles.
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